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Can't your doctor just write a long term prescription? I need an asthma inhaler, which is prescription only. My doc writes out a prescription, which allows me
by CaptainZapp 6y ago
Can't your doctor just write a long term prescription?
I need an asthma inhaler, which is prescription only. My doc writes out a prescription, which allows me to pick it up at any pharmacy for the duration of a year (can also be a shorter period). After that he writes a new one year prescription.
This is quite common here if you need a regular supply of specific prescription medication.
This is not allowed for controlled substances, which have specific prescriptions (multiple copies), which a doctor must obtain officially and is not allowed to copy. But for any other prescription medication, which is required over a longer period the prescription usually reflects that.
Is that illegal in other countries?
- consp 6y agoI don't know for asthma medication but for insulin it used to be 1 year max and has been unlimited since about 15 years here in the Netherlands as it is chronic. If you change types/dosage (concentration) you need a new prescription.
- Scoundreller 6y agoOddly in Canada, insulin doesn’t require a prescription. No idea how we decided on that one. Really dangerous to mess up, used in homicides, etc. Life-preserving, but so is pretty much everything else in a pharmacy, mostly over a longer-time period, but not always.
- srtjstjsj 6y ago1 year is less long then most people need to breath. Bonus, in the US you can miss refills due to insurance squabbles leaving you with 0 medication unless you pay huge out of pocket.